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Erin D wrote a new post on the site Modern Latin America 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

My question is: what does Palomo represent and how is the treatment of Palomo representative of the Revolution?

Palomo is Demetrio’s dog in the beginning of the book. In Spanish, Palomo means pigeon or dove, […]
Alvaro Guerrero wrote a new post on the site Latin America & the US 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

I picked the article “Mexican Drug War” to evaluate. Part of the article focuses on the history of Latin America regarding the Mexican drug war. Based on the nature of the topic, the history of it has been rig […]
Maureen Hanes wrote a new post on the site Modern Latin America 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

How do the male and female characters treat Camila
differently from each other throughout the novel?

The men in The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela primarily
treat Camila as an object that can be one, discarded, […]
Giovanny Bravo wrote a new post on the site Modern Latin America 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

My discussion question is: What motivated Demetrio and his men to join the revolutionary cause?

Throughout the novel, Demetrio and his men offer several different reasons to explain their motivations behind […]
Cat wrote a new post on the site Latin America & the US 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

For my chosen Wikipedia article, I looked at the article about the encomienda system, specifically about the development of the system and it’s use in the colonization of the Americas. Although at first glance, […]
Shane Wallace wrote a new post on the site Modern Latin America 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

To begin class, Peyton discussed the story of two people that had been found dead at butterfly reserves in Michoacan, Mexico. The first man, Homero Gomez, was found dead in the bottom of a well with blunt force […]
Emilee Haines wrote a new post on the site Modern Latin America 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

My discussion question for Azuela’s Underdogs is How do Demetrio and his men’s views of Luis Cervantes change throughout the novel?

Cervantes is first introduced on page 20, in which he describes himself as […]
Tina Lam wrote a new post on the site Latin America & the US 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

I picked the page “Argentina-United States relations” on Wikipedia. This page describes the relationship between the United States and Argentina over time. This is related to our course theme of Latin American his […]
Katie F. wrote a new post on the site Latin America & the US 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

My Wikipedia article is titled “Church Committee,” and as the title suggests, it is a comprehensive overview of the creation of the Church Committee and its purposes. It does not dive deeply into the significance […]
Shane Wallace commented on the post, Narrowed Research Post: The Life of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

One thing that sticks out with this topic is how relatable it is to today, giving it a lot of modern significance. I think it will be interesting to see how her works influenced feminist movements in later […]
Shane Wallace commented on the post, Student Research Question, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

I think this will be an good topic to research. As well as many other Americans, whenever I hear Panama, I always think about the canal which supports the economic lens you describe. It will be interesting to see […]
Abby commented on the post, Student Research Idea: The Life of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz is an extremely influential person when discussing colonial Mexico as well as the role religion played in colonization. We talked a lot about her in Colonial Latin America last semester […]
Abby commented on the post, Narrowed Research Post: Gender and Argentina's Dirty War, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

This seems like a really interesting topic to explore, I think I have heard of this movement before but I don’t know much about it. It could be interesting to look at social media to see how the movement is b […]
Shane Wallace commented on the post, Narrowed Research Topic: The Figure of Hugo Chavez, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

This is a really intriguing topic! Whenever I read history books and learn about political leaders I always wonder what led them to gain the power they did and how other people accepted it. It will be interesting […]
Abby commented on the post, Narrowed Research Focus: Chile's Protests, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

This is really interesting! I feel like I don’t know much about the protests that are going on in Chile right now so I look forward to reading about them. I think it would be helpful to look at media coverage b […]
Emily B commented on the post, Student Research blog post revised, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

Thanks for the feedback! Yes, I am still narrowing my sources to decide whether comparative or one group/region.
Emily B commented on the post, Student Research blog post revised, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

It won’t be all of LA but, one or several areas of focus. I’m seeing where I can get primary resources to decide.
Alex commented on the post, Student Research blog post revised, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

Your research question is definitely relevant, beyond it filling in gaps in the coverage of underrepresented people. As you continue to work on the project, I imagine some figures will stand out that you may […]
Alex commented on the post, Narrowed Research Topic: How did US and Russian foreign policy during the Cold War help shape Cuban national identity?, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

This is a really interesting question that also seems like there will be plenty of material to work with. It might be interesting too to see how Cuba interacts with other nations today. Their relationship with […]
Alex commented on the post, Narrowed Research Focus: Chile's Protests, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 5 years, 11 months ago

I think there is a lot of potential to delve into Chilean history and culture here. I would be curious to see how domestic Chilean media outlets, as well as international ones, cover the protests as well. Media […]
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